朝鮮展開去西化運動 禁身體打孔不準穿牛仔褲
North Koreans are already forced to wear regime-approved hairstyles, chosen from a state-sanctioned list of drab cuts.
在很久以前，朝鮮民衆已被強迫留政府認可的髮型，只能從國家批准的單調的理髮方式中選擇。Now they have been banned from having piercings as part of a crackdown on Western culture in the secretive regime ahead of its annual workers' conference.
如今，作爲這個神祕的國家趕在勞動黨代表大會召開之前嚴厲打擊西方文化行動的一部分，他們還被禁止在身體上打孔。The rule, which also forbids wearing Western clothing such as jeans, has reportedly focused on the North Hamgyong and Yanggang provinces. Both areas border with China, where citizens to have easier access to information - and cultural trends - from the outside world.
此外，該規定還禁止民衆穿着包括牛仔褲在內的西方服飾。據報道，該規定主要集中在咸鏡北道和兩江道。這兩個地區都與中國接壤，這裏的民衆更容易獲得外界的信息，以及接觸到外界的文化潮流。
The ban was uncovered by citizen journalists at Rimjin-gang, a North Korean news website supported by AsiaPress. It is said to be part of the regime's wider attempts to eliminate capitalism from society.
該禁令是由亞洲國際新聞社的朝鮮新聞網站“臨津江”的民間記者公開的。據稱這是爲了從朝鮮社會中消除資本主義做出的更大努力。The regime fiercely opposes Western culture in any form and has been known to send those guilty of "anti-socialist" behaviour to its notorious labour camps.
朝鮮政府強烈反對任何形式的西方文化。據悉，那些做出反社會主義行爲的人會被送到臭名昭著的勞動集中營。"A growing number of North Korean people are infatuated with Western culture," said Ishimaru Jiro, a Japanese reporter who works with citizen journalists inside the regime. The crackdown will continue until the end of the upcoming gathering, referring to the upcoming 7th Congress of the Workers' Party.
與朝鮮政權內部的公民記者一起工作的日本記者石丸次郎表示：“越來越多的朝鮮人開始迷戀上了西方文化。這次鎮壓將會持續到即將到來的會議的結束”。這裏的會議所指的是朝鮮的第七屆勞動黨代表大會。It was also claimed that "inspection units," consisting of teenagers dedicated to leader Kim Jong-un, are prowling the streets for those who dare to break the dress code.
據稱，擁護朝鮮領導人金日成的青少年“糾察隊”在街上暗中巡查，以發現那些不按照着裝標準穿衣打扮的人。"They target supposed capitalist tendencies such as length of skirts, the shape of shoes, T-shirts, hairstyles, and clothes," Rimjin-Gang reported.
“臨津江”網站報道稱：“他們力圖發現那些顯示具有資本主義傾向的跡象，比如裙子的長度、鞋子的形狀、T恤衫、髮型和衣着。”
